---
name: "asclock-classic"
section: "1x"
platform: "linux"
package: "asclassic"
version: "1.1b-3"
release: "Debian 2.1 (Slink)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/asclock-classic"
---

# asclock-classic(1x)

the AfterStep clock

## NAME

**asclock** - the AfterStep clock

## SYNOPSIS

**asclock** \[ -help\] \[-12 \| -24\] \[-shape\]\
         \[-position *\[+\|-\]x\[+\|-\]y*\]\
         \[-exe *program*\]\
         \[-led *color*\]\
         \[-noblink\] \[-iconic\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **asclock** is a clock written to emulate the date/time application on the NEXTSTEP(tm) operating system.  **asclock** supports multiple languages, military and AM/PM time formats, program execution, and the shape extension to X-Windows.

## CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

- \-help

  prints the usage message:

  ```
          usage:  asclock [-options ...]
          where options include:
              -12                     12 hour format
              -24                     24 hour format
              -exe <program>          program to start on click
              -led <color>            color of the led
              -position [+|-]x[+|-]y  position of asclock
              -shape                  don't display groundplate
              -noblink                don't blink
              -iconic                 start up as icon
  ```

- \-12 or -24

  sets the desired time format to either twelve hour with AM/PM ( -12 ) or military time ( -24 ).  If no option is given military time is used.

- \-shape

  turn on shaped window support for **asclock**.  When this is turned on the **asclock** windows will only appear to be the led and date pad.  By default shaped windows are turned off and the clock will appear on a 64 pixel by 64 pixel base.

- \-led \<color\>

  specifies the color of the led. To find out what colors are available, try *showrgb*

- \-position \[+\|-\]x\[+\|-\]y

  specifies the starting position of **asclock**. The \[+\|-\] works like the standard X-Windows x/y geometry option.

- \-exe \<program\>

  specifies the application to start when the pointer is activated over **asclock**. To invoke applications with parameters, you have to set quotes around the command. See example below...

- \-noblink

  specifies if asclock should blink.

- \-iconic

  This gives weird output with AfterStep, so don't bother. It's for mwm and other wm's with no hint functionality.

## INVOCATION

**asclock** can be called from one of many ways.  The most common invocation is the command line:

```
	[user@host] ~% asclock -12 -exe 'xlock -mode hop' &
```

Another way to call **asclock** is from the window manager:

```
	*Wharf - - MaxSwallow "asclock"	asclock -shape -12&
```

This line, when placed in the *.steprc* file in the users home directory will cause **asclock** to use the shape extensions so that it will be a button on the **Wharf (1)** button bar under the **afterstep (1)** window manager.

## COPYRIGHTS

Copyright 1996, Beat Christen \<bchriste@iiic.ethz.ch\>. No guarantees or warranties or anything are provided or implied in any way whatsoever. Use this program at your own risk. Permission to use this program for any purpose is given, as long as the copyright is kept intact.

## AUTHORS

Beat Christen \<bchriste@iiic.ethz.ch\> -- application

Dan Weeks \<dan@mango.sfasu.edu\> -- man page